<span name="style_bold">Objective:</span> Knowing food sources of salt / sodium, by quantifying the mineral present in foods of women. <span name="style_bold"> </span> <span name="style_bold">Materials and Methods: </span>Study mixed type, descriptive and transversal. Involved 383 women between 20-64 years living in the Escazú and Santa Ana in 2011. We defined a non-probability sampling without replacement method samples under chain or network. We established a structured interview with closed questions and the usual consumption method to quantify amounts to meet the food consumption of participants. The sodium content was calculated using the computer program “valornut” and compared the results with the recommendations established by the WHO daily salt intake of 5g per person. <span name="style_bold"> </span> <span name="style_bold">Results:</span> Salt intake recorded in the study is consistent with that reported in the 2001 household survey conducted by the Ministry of Health and National Institute of Statistics and Censuses. The data provided correspond to 7.6 g / person / day of salt, while apparent consumption of salt in 2001 was 7g/people/day. <span name="style_bold"> </span> <span name="style_bold">Conclusion:</span> The main foods contributing most sodium in the diet of women are cereals and cereal products and meat and sausages The main foods contributing most sodium in the diet of women are cereals and cereal products and meat and sausages

Food; sodium; women; Costa Rica